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Sodium Level Test On A Body Fluid Sample

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 84302

This laboratory test measures the level of sodium, an important body salt, in a body fluid sample other than blood or urine — such as sweat, stool, or drainage fluid. It can help evaluate unusual fluid or salt losses, or contribute to the workup of certain conditions where the composition of fluid from a specific site needs to be checked. The sample is collected from whichever site the doctor specifies.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sodium Level Test On A Body Fluid Sample cost?

$3.89

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.80 from a physician practice, and about $10.00 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3.80$3.80 to $4.27
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.00$4.17 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $23Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $4 to $6
$2$5$10$20facility $10professional $4

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$4.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$6.17
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.45
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.76

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

South Carolina· 48th of 51

$3.89

SD $8.91MD $3.63

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.